What is the difference between AII Green and Medium Olive?

ΔE 8 (close). Medium Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

AII Green vs Medium Olive

AII Green

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Air Series
Code: AK11909
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #313f1e (estimate)

Medium Olive

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.850
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #364931 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Medium Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than AII Green.

Can I use Medium Olive instead of AII Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Medium Olive is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than AII Green.

Can I use AII Green instead of Medium Olive?

The same difference applies the other way round: AII Green is a little darker, more saturated, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See AII Green on the colour wheel See Medium Olive on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to AII Green

AII Green vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Olive
AII Green vs Flat Green (70.968)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Medium Olive
AII Green vs Luftwaffe Green (70.823)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Medium Olive

Medium Olive vs WWI German Dark Green (AK11803)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than AII Green
Medium Olive vs IJA #21 Midori iro (Green) (AK11902)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than AII Green
Medium Olive vs Gunship Green (AK11150)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than AII Green

All matches: AII Green equivalents · Medium Olive equivalents